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Re:The Equity Equation by dpapathanasiou on Thursday July 19, 2007 @08:22AM (#35241)
But if you stoop to their level and say "Oh, look how smart I am, of course I'm going to succeed," you're just engaging in self-justification yourself. And that's a dangerous mental attitude to get into

Very well said.

Remember, whatever disappointments you have, don't come off sounding like this guy (someone who did well in school, but couldn't get hired at the firm he wanted): http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=445136&mc=...

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Re:The Equity Equation by daniel-cussen on Thursday July 19, 2007 @12:11PM (#35305)
The letter in the link is probably the most pathetic letter I've ever read.
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Re:The Equity Equation by nostrademons on Thursday July 19, 2007 @12:14PM (#35307)
Clearly, you've never seen this letter before: http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/email/tripplehorn.asp
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